| Alexandria Train Collision | |
| Date: | 11 August 2017 |
| Time: | 2:15 p.m. local time (12:15 UTC)[1] |
| Location: | Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Line: | Cairo-Alexandria Line |
| Operator: | Egyptian Railway Authority |
| Type: | Collision |
| Cause: | Under investigation |
| Trains: | 2 |
| Deaths: | 41 |
| Injuries: | 179 |
The Alexandria train collision occurred on 11 August 2017 near Khorshid station in the suburbs of the eastern edge of Alexandria, Egypt.
Two trains – one traveling from Port Said and the other from Cairo – crashed one into the rear of the other at 2:15 p.m. local time, killing at least 41 people and injuring another 179.[2] [3] [4]
On 11 August, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi expressed his condolences for the victims and ordered government bodies to form an investigative task force to identify the cause of the accident and hold those responsible to account.[5]